His background
Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. His parents were entertainers , who influenced him deeply. While they were by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplin with a comfortable living. Unfortunately , their happy life didn't last long. Father's alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally, it ended in divorce and his mother brought him up.
His marriage
All his life time , he married four times , but only lived a happy life with his fourth wife.
His first wife
Mildred Harris
He get married to her in October 23, 1918. They have a son, but the baby died in three days. They divorced on April 4, 1921.
His second wife
Lita Grey
They get married in November 26, 1924 and have two sons.
In 1928 the two people divorced which made both of them very painful.
His third wife
Paulette Goddard
From 1932 to 1940 she and Chaplin had a romantic relationship.
She said they married secretly in 1936. but Chaplin in privately say they never formally married so they broke up in 1942.
His fourth wife
Oona O'Neill
They married on June 16, 1943 when she was only 18 years old and Chaplin was 54 years old. They lead a happy life for the rest of his life,they had eight children.
Road of the performing life
In 1894, it was the first time that Chaplin appeared on stage in a club in London. At that time he was only five years old.
In 1913, he go to America with Karl's mime troupe ,at that time an American director M. Senna discovered his talent, then began his film career.
On February 7, 1914, it was the first time he appear in the film “Kid Auto Races at Venice (威尼斯小儿赛车记)” as a duck tramp who wore a bowler hat, a very wide trousers , a pair of big head shoes ,with a
stick .This image as the symbol of the Chaplin comedies and popular
in Europe and the United States more than 20 years
In 1918 Chaplin set up his own company, in Hollywood .From then on ,he made many famous movies , such as The Gold Rush ,City Lights and Modern Times .
In 1940, he took his first sound film The Great Dictator .
All his life time ,he made more than 80 films.
In 1972, the United States invited Chaplin back to Hollywood and gave him the Oscar Academy Honorary Award (奥斯卡终身成就奖) .
In 1977 ，Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on Christmas day , at the age of 88.
他的背景
查尔.卓别林于1889年4月16日出生于伦敦。他的父母都是演员，对他的影响非常深。虽然他们并不富有，但是他们工作的音乐厅去给卓别林提供一个非常舒适的生活。不幸的是，这种幸福的生活并没有持续多长时间。他的爸爸慢慢的喜欢酗酒，但这种恶习却很快的摧毁了他的婚姻。最后，他们以离婚结尾，卓别林由他的母亲一个人抚养长大。
他的婚姻
他一生结过四次婚，但只有第四任妻子给他一段幸福的生活。
他的第一任妻子米尔德里德·哈里斯。他和她在1918年10月23号结婚。他们有一个孩子，但他们的孩子在出生3天后就死了。他们在1921年4月4日离婚。
他的第二任妻子丽泰·格雷。他们在1924年11月26号结婚，生了两个小孩。1928年他们两又离婚了，这让他们都很痛苦。
他的第三任妻子保利特·戈达德。从1932年到1940年她和卓别林之间有一段浪漫的友情。她说他们在1936年秘密结婚，但卓别林个人说他们从来没有正式结婚因此他们在1942年分手。
他的第四任妻子乌娜·奥尼尔。他们在1943年6月16日结婚，那
是她只有18岁，而卓别林54岁。在他剩余的人生中，他们过着幸福的生活，并育有8个小孩。
演艺之路
在1894年，卓别林在伦敦第一次出现在舞台上，那时他只有5岁。
在1913年，他和卡尔哑剧团来到美国，在那时美国导演M..塞纳发现了他的才能，从那时起，他开始了他的电影事业。
1914年2月7日，他第一次以一个戴黑色帽子，穿宽大的裤子，大头皮鞋和住着一只拐杖的流浪汉形象出现在《尼斯小儿赛车记》中。这个形象作为卓别林喜剧的象征在欧洲和美国流行了20多年。
1918年，卓别林在好莱坞成立自己的公司。从那时起，他拍了很多著名的电影，如《淘金记》，《城市之光》和《摩登时代》。
1940年，他制作了他的第一步有声电影《大独裁者》。
他一生拍了80多部电影。
1972年，卓别林重新被美国邀请去好莱坞并给他颁发“斯卡终身成就奖”。
1977年的圣诞节，查尔卓别林在瑞士逝世，享年88